Jeopardy has chosen its hosts for the rest of 2021, after parting ways with Executive Producer Mike Richards.
Jeopardy GOAT Ken Jennings and actress Mayim Bialik will take care of hosting duties for the rest of the year. Jennings was the first guest host of the quiz show after longtime host Alex Trebek's passing.
A run of episodes hosted by Bialik will air from September 20 to November 5. After that, Jennings and Bialik will split time behind the hosts' lectern, "as their schedules allow" as Bialik stars on the Fox sitcom Call Me Kat, while Jennings has a role on ABC's The Chase.
Bialik was originally set to host the primetime specials of Jeopardy, with Richards hosting the syndicated episodes. This week, Jeopardy has been airing the one week of episodes Richards recorded as permanent host before stepping down, and ultimately being let go as Executive Producer of both Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.
This was after reports came to light that Richards allegedly made sexist comments on the Randumb Show podcast in 2013 and 2014.
Until this announcement, viewers were expecting to see another run of guest hosts similar to the first run that included LeVar Burton, Aaron Rodgers, and more. Bialik was previously revealed as the first guest host after Richards' departure.
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Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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Jeopardy GOAT Ken Jennings and actress Mayim Bialik will take care of hosting duties for the rest of the year. Jennings was the first guest host of the quiz show after longtime host Alex Trebek's passing.
A run of episodes hosted by Bialik will air from September 20 to November 5. After that, Jennings and Bialik will split time behind the hosts' lectern, "as their schedules allow" as Bialik stars on the Fox sitcom Call Me Kat, while Jennings has a role on ABC's The Chase.
Bialik was originally set to host the primetime specials of Jeopardy, with Richards hosting the syndicated episodes. This week, Jeopardy has been airing the one week of episodes Richards recorded as permanent host before stepping down, and ultimately being let go as Executive Producer of both Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.
This was after reports came to light that Richards allegedly made sexist comments on the Randumb Show podcast in 2013 and 2014.
Until this announcement, viewers were expecting to see another run of guest hosts similar to the first run that included LeVar Burton, Aaron Rodgers, and more. Bialik was previously revealed as the first guest host after Richards' departure.
Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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